> my point was that i understand the question, but don't understand the
>point of the question.
> does that somehow mitigate current poverty?
No, of course not.
> is there any reason why it
>*should* be as >bad as when the first world was developing, whether it is
>or isn't?
No. It doesn't have to be as bad as when the first world was developing. There is, however, a POV which is dismissive of the development in the "Third World" and is inherently incapable accepting that such a development has taken place.
Ulhas